CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
• Biletnikoff Award Semifinalist (2016)
• First Team All-Conference USA (2016) -- WR
• Second Team All-Conference USA (2016) -- PR
• First Team All-Louisiana (2016)
• First Team All-Conference USA (2015)
• First Team All-Louisiana (2015)
• Second Team All-Conference USA (2014)
• C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2014)
SENIOR (2016)
• Played and started in all 14 games at wide receiver.
• Registered a team-high 136 receptions and 1,803 receiving yards, both marks ranking as the second most in a single season in program history.
• Hauled in 12 receiving touchdowns which tied for the fifth most in program history.
• Had 11 games with 100+ receiving yards and two games with 200+ receiving yards.
• Anchored the team on punt returns with 17 that went for a total of 178 yards.
• Tied his career high with three receiving touchdowns versus South Carolina State (9/10) to go along with 11 catches for 178 yards.
• Totaled seven catches for 166 receiving yards at Texas Tech (9/17), including a career-long 76-yard reception.
• Registered a career-high 17 receptions (tied for third most in school history) for 210 yards and two scores at Middle Tennessee (9/24).
• Recorded 12 catches for a career-high 233 yards and two touchdowns in final game as a Bulldog versus No. 25 Navy in the Lockhead Martin Armed Forces Bowl.
• Finished career ranked first in receptions (327), second in receiving yards (4,179) and second in receiving touchdowns (32).
JUNIOR (2015)
• Hauled in a team-high 99 receptions, the fifth most in Louisiana Tech history at the time.
• The 99 receptions totaled a team-high 1,282 yards, which was the sixth most in school history at the time.
• Registered seven 100-yard receiving games, while also catching at least one touchdown in eight different games.
• Hauled in 12 passes for 148 yards and a touchdown, while also returning one punt for 26 yards at Kansas State (9/19).
• Caught a season-high 13 passes for 143 receiving yards against UTSA (10/10).
• Hauled in five passes for 142 yards and two touchdowns, including a season-long 63-yard reception, against Rice (10/30).
• Snagged 10 receptions for a season-high 149 yards and a touchdown against Arkansas State (12/19) in the R + L Carrier's New Orleans Bowl.
SOPHOMORE (2014)
• Led the team with 834 receiving yards and nine touchdown catches on 64 receptions while also returning 22 punts for 168 yards.
• Caught four passes for 68 yards and one touchdown at No. 4/3 Oklahoma (8/30).
• Registered 54 receiving yards on five catches - including a 12-yard touchdown reception - at North Texas (9/11).
• Hauled in eight receptions and 80 receiving yards at No. 5/5 Auburn (9/27) while also making a solo tackle.
• Caught a career-high three touchdown passes in a 113-receiving yard day on a season-high nine receptions versus WKU (11/1).
• Caught seven passes for a season-high 120 yards and two touchdowns, while also returning one punt for 22 yards against Rice (11/29).
FRESHMAN (2013)
• Played in all 12 games recording 260 receiving yards on 28 catches with two touchdowns and returned six punts for 53 yards.
• Made his first collegiate appearance at NC State (8/31).
• Caught two passes for 16 yards against Tulane (9/12), including his first career touchdown reception.
• Caught two passes for a season-high 54 yards, including a season-long 36 yard reception, at Kansas (9/21).
• Recorded 51 yards receiving on a season-high six catches with a touchdown against Southern Miss (11/9).
• Caught two passes for 12 yards and returned two punts for 24 yards with a long return of 24 yards against Tulsa (11/23).
HIGH SCHOOL
• Graduated from Evangel Christian Academy in 2013, lettered in football and basketball.
• Received all-state, all-district and all-city honors in football while being named the state championship game's Most Valuable Player.
• Recorded 107 catches for 1,650 yards and 20 touchdowns his senior year with 65 catches for 1,075 yards and 18 touchdowns his junior year.
• Won a pair of 2-A football state championships.
• Coached by Phillip Deas.
PERSONAL
Trent Nelson Taylor ... Son of Greg and Mickey Taylor ... Born on April 30, 1994 in Cookeville, Tenn. ... Chose Louisiana Tech over Houston, Kentucky and SMU.
